Busy Dynamo bringing players in for tryouts but hope to sign Brazilian midfielder

The first of around 10 players is scheduled to arrive for a tryout after the Dynamo play their first scrimmage on Feb. 5. Dominic Kinnear told me today at practice that he expects the players to arrive on Feb. 6 and begin practicing on Feb. 7.

I spoke at length with coach Kinnear about his recent scouting trip to Brazil, and he says he really liked the midfielder he’s been trying to land.

At this point, Kinnear isn’t ready to publicly identify the player, for obvious competitive reasons, but the player is a young midfielder.

It says something about Kinnear’s feelings for this player that he missed the first day of preseason camp to watch the player. With that said, however, it must be stated that the Brazilian isn’t a candidate for a designated player slot. And unlike the guys expected to come in on trial, the Brazilian would arrive in Houston with a contract if the deal can be finalized soon.

Off the pitch, although it’s 100 percent clear that AEG told the Dynamo brass to wait on the groundbreaking, the Dynamo also made their decision in part to not conflict with this weekend’s Marathon.

The Marathon and Dynamo folks had been in discussions since last week, and now neither party has to worry about the other group stealing attention from the other’s event.

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Who are the “first round of 10 players” coming in for tryouts? Are they all newbies or MLS players from other locations? How many total tryout people to they expect to have this pre-season? And why is the Brazilian different than the rest in that he would have a contract to come in for a trial?